An evaluation of additive manufacturing of MMCs for oil sands applications

用于油砂应用的 MMC 增材制造评估

• 批准号: 514752-2017
• 负责人: Henein, Hani
• 金额: $ 7.35万
• 依托单位: University of Alberta
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Collaborative Research and Development Grants
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=696869
• 关键词: evaluation; additive; manufacturing; MMCs; oil

This project will address the use of the Plasma Transfer Arc process for Additive Manufacturing (PTA-AM) applications in the oil and gas industry. Due to the high wear and corrosion action of oil sands, metal matrix composites (MMCs) are required for use in oil sands operations. Typically a NiCrSiB alloy powder is mixed with tungsten carbide (WC) powders and fed through a nozzle into a plasma protected by inert gas and deposited onto a substrate. For PTA-AM applications, we propose to build layer by layer two parts of interest to Syncrude and specific to their operations, a flanged pipe and an injection nozzle head. This will be the first research study of AM using the PTA process in Canada and likely the first in the world for MMC applications. This project will involve a collaboration between four researchers from the University of Alberta and InnoTech Alberta. By combining the expertise of both groups, the feasibility of this approach to AM can be fully explored. As we anticipate success, our collaboration with InnoTech Alberta will ensure excellent transfer of technology to industry and for future scale-up studies. For this project, the combined expertise of materials processing, Henein, the operation of the PTA, Wolfe, the re-design of PTA for AM applications, Qureshi, and the metallurgical analysis of the AM samples, Li, offers a unique combination of interdisciplinary expertise. Such a combination of expertise will also provide a unique atmosphere for the training of Highly Qualified People (HQP). We plan to have three students working on this project each year of its proposed four year duration. A 50% time of a Research Associate is also required in order to provide day to day supervision of students using laboratory facilities such as Differential Scanning Calorimetry. In order to facilitate future scale-up the experimental tests will be carried out at the PTA unit located at InnoTech Alberta. Costs of access are included in the proposal as well as in-kind contributions from InnoTech Alberta in support of this collaboration. Syncrude is providing both cash and in-kind contributions as outlined in detail.

该项目将解决等离子传输弧过程进行添加剂制造（PTA-AM） 石油和天然气行业的应用。由于油砂的磨损和腐蚀作用高，金属基质 在油砂行动中使用的复合材料（MMC）是必需的。通常将NICRSIB合金粉混合 用碳化钨（WC）粉末，并通过喷嘴喂入由惰性气体保护的等离子体 沉积在基板上。对于PTA-AM应用程序，我们建议逐层构建感兴趣的两部分 为了融合其操作并具有特定的操作，是一条法兰管和注入喷嘴头。这将是第一个 使用加拿大PTA过程的AM研究研究，并且可能是世界上第一个用于MMC应用程序的研究。 该项目将涉及艾伯塔大学的四名研究人员与Innotech的合作 艾伯塔省。通过结合两组的专业知识，这种方法的可行性可以完全 探索。正如我们预期的成功一样，我们与艾伯塔省Innotech的合作将确保出色的转移 工业技术和未来的扩大研究。对于这个项目，材料的综合专业知识 处理，Henein，PTA的操作，Wolfe，PTA的重新设计用于AM应用程序，Qureshi和 对AM样品的冶金分析Li，提供了跨学科专业知识的独特组合。 这种专业知识的结合还将为培训高素质的训练提供独特的氛围 人（HQP）。我们计划每年提议的四年学生每年有三名学生从事该项目 期间。为了提供日常监督，还需要进行研究助理的50％时间 使用实验室设施的学生，例如差量扫描量热法。为了促进未来 扩大实验测试将在艾伯塔省Innotech的PTA单元进行。访问费用 包含在提案中以及艾伯塔省Innotech的实物捐款中 合作。 Syncrude详细概述了现金和实物捐款。